America Afire

America Afire is the powerful story of the election of 1800, arguably the most important election in America's history and certainly one of the most hotly disputed. Former allies Adams and Jefferson, president versus vice president, Federalist versus Republican, squared off in a vicious contest that resulted in broken friendships, scandals, riots, slander, and jailings in the fourth presidential election under the Constitution.

Prologue: Washington, D.C., Inauguration Day, 1801

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PART I DISCORDS OF AN UNFINISHED NATION

Philadelphia, Summer 1787

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The Nation in 1790

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PART II PERSONALITIES, PLACES, AND DOMESTIC DISCORD, 1789--1794

Washington's Hopeful First Term

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The Curse of Faction

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Mr. Burr Launches a Machine

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Wedges of Sectionalism

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PART III WAR ABROAD, POLITICS AT HOME, 1793--1796

Terror, Turmoil, and Citizen Genet

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John Jay's Divisive Treaty, 1794--1795

138

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Jefferson and Adams's First Round, 1796

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PART IV TOWARD DISUNION, 1797--1800

X, Y, Z, and the French Connection, 1798

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Gagging the Press, 1798

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PART V CAMPAIGN AND CONSCIENCE, 1800--1801

The Climax and the Drawn Battle of 1800

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The Crossroads of February 1801

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The Republican President

278

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Epilogue: Aftermath and Echoes

299

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Notes

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Bibliography

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Index

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